California · Penal Code
PEN §1194: When the defendant is in custody, the Court may direct the officer in whose custody he is to bring him before it for judgment, and the officer must do so.
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When a defendant is in custody, the court may order the officer holding the defendant to bring them before the court for judgment, and the officer must comply.
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